Dispenser for rolled foil and wall assembly of same

ABSTRACT

The present invention refers to the apparatus for storage and dispensing foil from the roll, and also to the wall attachment for placement of multiple dispensers in vertical dispenser system for rolled materials, where two side walls and one back wall of dispenser&#39;s body, perpendicular to the floor, enclose the storage space for the material from three sides, while fixedly attached cutting assembly provides the fourth wall. The elongated slot located close to the back wall in the floor of the dispenser base interacts with gravitationally working pivoting latch of the mounting wall frame in the vertical dispenser system to secure placement of installed apparatus on the wall frame. Top rotatable attached to the side walls of the container, while lifted from horizontal position by handle tab, reveals the free end of foil on top of the shroud that remains ready for picking and pulling from the roll in container anytime the top is lifted from horizontal position and then cut by pulling farther the unwound foil while bottom edge of top&#39;s body tab pushes foil below the cutting blade, and also frictionally holds the foil between shroud and top&#39;s body tab, therefore the foil, pulled farther, engages with serration of the cutting blade due to the intervening position of the said blade in relation to pulling direction.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a dispenser of material from the rolland, more particularly to a stretchable and clinging foil, like saranwrap, but also aluminum or waxed paper that accommodates the need ofcutting off designated lengths from the roll in household and commercialenvironments.

2. Description of Related Art

Dispensers for rolled foil are well known in the art and consecutiveinnovations address difficulty in arriving with an effective method toseparate desired length of material from a roll. The known art relatesto the method of dispensing and cutting rolled material. Some of theinnovations represent U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,598,531, 6,039,102, 6,786,376,6,915,935, and 6,929,213.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,598,531 discloses cutting element that is normally inguarded position until drawn material causes the cutting edge towithdraw into cutting position. Mechanism with reduced number ofinteracting and moveable parts and the cutting apparatus that would notbe vulnerable to jamming, will be improvement in the art.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,039,102 and U.S. Pat. No. 6,786,376 disclose axiallyrotating cutting edge of which accidental contact with operator hand isprevented by manually operated retaining member. The apparatus thatassures indisputable safety of the operator in contact with cuttingblade better controls of the tension of the unwound foil and enclosuresof the roll of foil inside the frame that may be mounted to the surfacewill be improvement in the art.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,915,935 discloses dispensing system that incorporatestwo parts in the process of material separation: the first part isstationary in the form of tray for the material roll, and the secondpart is in the form of rotatable cover. The friction between roll ofmaterial and the body of bottom tray prevents the roll to unwoundirrespectively of winding direction. Exposed cutting apparatus placedalongside the edge of the tray creates the danger of injury. Rubberstrip over time changes properties and becomes slippery and thereforeineffective. The apparatus that ameliorates the said inefficiencies willbe an improvement in the art.

U.S. Pat. No. 6,929,213 discloses dispenser with protective rollerplaced above the sharp edge. Apparatus with sharp edge placed in moreprotruded position to enhance serration of the material while retainingsafe operation would be an improvement in the art.

Other improvements in foil dispenser for home or commercial use would bedesirable. Rolls of wrapping and lining materials are offered bymanufacturers in carton boxes equipped with serrated edges. The currentmethod of dispensing foil from the roll in manufacturer's packaging isto draw the desired length from open box, to close the container withthe box top, and to engage the foil with the cutting edge provided alongone of the walls or the top, while in other hand to hold the box withremaining foil. Cutting blade becomes dislodged when container is usedfor prolonged time as a dispenser, and thus cutting function becomesinefficient or impossible. It is common to cut fingers while fumblingfor the end of foil inside the container or grabbing the box from thedrawer when cutting strip is already partly separated from the box. Itis important to acknowledge the fact, that elastic material, like saranwrap, has the tendency of curling, wrinkling, edge deformation, andclinging to the roll while forcibly pulled on by one hand, thereforereducing efficiency of the cutting strip and increasing difficulty inpeeling the end of sheet from the roll. Also, the strip that is dull orincorrectly positioned in relation to the foil, deems the dispensingapparatus useless. Process of finding the broken end of materialclinging to the roll inside the container has to be repeated with everydraw of foil. When the packaging box ceases to work as the dispenser,rolled material can be cut only by following the order in which the boxhas to be opened, the desired length of the sheet to be disentangle andplaced on the surface, the unwind sheet to be securely held against thestaging surface i.e. by forearm of one hand, and then cut with sharpknife with the other hand. Therefore dispensing foil from the storagebox requires both hands, free flat staging space, and additional cuttingtool. Unreliable cutting apparatus of container causes consumeraggravation, material waste, and may lead to injury.

Therefore, it is apparent that an apparatus that will be reliable andsafe while dispensing the foil is needed.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention briefly describes the preferred embodiment of theapparatus for storage and dispensing foil from the roll, and alsodiscloses the wall attachment for placement of multiple dispensers invertical dispenser system for rolled materials.

The base of the apparatus consists of flat floor surface, the back wall,and two side walls. Back wall and two side walls are perpendicular tothe floor in the same direction, and together with the floor enclose thestorage space for the material from four sides. Side walls provide themeans to attach the shaft for the roll, rotatable top working as astopper for the unwound material, and fixedly attached cutting assembly.Such assembled apparatus becomes a container for the rolled foil. Theelongated slot located along the back wall in the floor of the dispenserbase interacts with gravitationally working pivoting latch of themounting wall frame in the vertical dispenser system to secure placementof apparatus installed on the wall frame.

Top of the container pivotally attached to the side walls of the base,while lifted from horizontal position by handle tab, reveals the freeend of foil on top of the shroud, where it was placed in precedingdispensing operation, and remains ready for picking and pulling from theroll. To cut the consecutive length of foil, drawn from the roll incontainer while top is lifted from horizontal position, the top has tobe placed back in horizontal position, where bottom edge of top's bodytab puts foil below the cutting blade and frictionally holds the foilbetween shroud and top's body tab. The foil, while pulled farther,engages with serration of the cutting blade due to the interveningposition of the said blade in relation to pulling direction, andtherefore causing the pulled length of foil to be cut. After eachcutting operation the free end of foil roll remains on top of shroud foreasy access for consecutive cut. Slots in the body tab are aligned withside walls of the base and allow to drive the body tab below the cuttingblade, while handle tab of top covers the space where sharp edge ofcutting blade is located.

The cutting assembly consists of two pieces of bars with triangularcross section, that enclose cutting blade placed between lower bar andupper bar in such way that the cutting blade is positioned in an angleto the planar face of the container floor. The cutting assembly containsa shroud that is attached to the bottom of the lower bar for holding thecut end of material away from the roll for easy separation, and alsoworks as a stopper during cutting off the unwound foil. The cuttingassembly is fixedly attached to the side walls of the base in the front,therefore becomes the fourth wall of the container.

A shaft for rotational placement of the rolled material eliminatesfriction between the foil and container parts, allowing an uninterrupteddispensing of the sheet without curling, wrinkling, edge deformation,and clinging to the roll. The shaft incorporates three elastic ribs insymmetrical sinusoidal shape that are spaced tangentially every 120degrees along the shaft in circumferential mode. Elastic ribs, eachhaving two apexes, provide three pairs of self-adjusting contact points,therefore keeping the roll centrally on the shaft regardless of the corediameter. The shaft assembly is pivotally connected with side walls ofthe container base, and the shaft is accessible only when the top is invertical position.

Frame of the wall mount of vertical dispenser system for multipledispensers consists of shallow channel in which cutouts in the channellegs form support ledges and catches that are placed vertically in adistance from each other, where ledges cutouts support base of dispenserbody, while catches secure the top edge of the container's back wall invertical position, therefore ledges and catches cutouts together providemeans of attaching the foil dispenser with the frame of the wall mount.A latch in a form of elongated flat arm is pivotally attached to thewall mount frame and held in vertical position by gravitational forcesincorporated in the design of the pivoting latch, where longer end ofthe arm is equipped with a knob, while the opposite shorter end of thearm is not. The knob's free shorter end of the pivoting latch's armengages with the elongated slot of the dispenser's base, thereforedispenser is held in secure position while connected with the wall mountframe through the ledges and catches. To disengage the dispenser fromthe wall mount frame, the end of the latch arm with the attached knobhas to be rotationally lifted until the pivoting latch arm assumeshorizontal position and therefore to disengage from the slot in thecontainer floor. Frame of the wall mount can be attached to the verticalsurface through provided perforations in the frame base. Unused ledgesand catches cutouts stay covered by the sleeves to prevent injury untilthe next dispenser is installed in such provided space in the said wallmount.

Blanks of container parts and wall mount are cut from planar stainlesssteel sheet in a pattern reducing material waste. All parts of disclosedapparatus in preferable embodiment are made from stainless steel toassure lifelong reliability of the product. Shroud body in preferableembodiment is made from higher gauge stainless steel, that is translatedas thinner steel, and retains elastic properties in frequent use.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Descriptions of the drawings for the present exemplary foil dispenserand wall assembly provide consistent reference with numerals andlettering denoting similar elements throughout, including isometricviews of parts and referenced fragments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the dispenser with top raised fordrawing a foil;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the dispenser with top lowered forcutting a foil;

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of the dispenser assembly;

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of the exploded dispenser assembly;

FIG. 5 is an isometric view of the dispenser base;

FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the dispenser top;

FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the cutting assembly;

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the lower bar of the cutting assembly;

FIG. 9 is an isometric view of the upper bar of the cutting assembly;

FIG. 10 is an isometric view of the cutting blade;

FIG. 11 is an isometric view of the shroud;

FIG. 12 is an isometric view of the shaft assembly;

FIG. 13 is an isometric view of the shaft body;

FIG. 14 is an isometric view of the elastic rib;

FIG. 15 is an isometric view of the wall mount frame of verticaldispenser system;

FIG. 16 is an isometric view of the vertical dispenser system with threedispensers where:

A—is the dispenser assembly with top in closed position,

B—is the dispenser assembly with top in foil draw position, and

C—is the dispenser assembly ready to receive the foil roll.

Drawings are provided solely for the purpose of illustration and theyare not intended to limit disclosure to any or all of the exact detailsof the design shown, except being essential to explain structuralfunctionality of the preferred embodiment in provided disclosure forlisting claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Use of actual terminology to describe exemplary and preferableembodiment of the present disclosure as illustrated in FIGS. 1-16 is notintended to exclude any or other technical terminology or limitprocesses or shapes to describe similar products which may lead to theaccomplishment of similar function and is limited only by the listedclaims.

Referring to FIG. 1, example embodiment of foil dispenser disclosed inschematic side view illustrates position of the foil sheet 6 drawn fromthe roll in relation to the bottom edge of top body tab 20 of top 2 andsharp edge 37 of cutting blade 36, where end of the foil can be liftedfrom the face 38 a of shroud 38, while the shroud face 38 b preventsinjury being in close proximity of the cutting blade 36. Shaft with rollof foil sheet 6 and top 2 are set rotationally in the side walls 11 ofcontainer while sharp edge 37 remains stationary.

Referring to FIG. 2, example embodiment of foil dispenser disclosed inschematic side view illustrates relative positions of the top 2, cuttingblade 36, and the foil sheet 6 that is about of being cut. The bottomedge of top body tab 20 of top 2 in downward move draws and holds thefoil sheet 6 below the cutting blade 36 and against the face 38 c ofshroud 38. Pulling the foil farther out engages the foil sheet 6 withsharp edge 37 of cutting blade 36 resulting in separation of the foilsheet 6 from the roll along the length of cutting blade 36. Pressureexerted on face 38 c by top 2 causes face 38 a and face 38 b of shroud38 to remain in contact with surface of roll of foil sheet 6irrespectively of the amount of foil sheet 6 remaining on the roll, andworks as a break whenever foil sheet 6 is pulled away to be cut.

FIG. 3 displays example embodiment of foil dispenser in opened positionindicating container base 1, top 2, cutting assembly 3, shaft assembly4, and rolled foil sheet 6, where pivot 47 of the shaft assembly 4 isaccessible only while top 2 is in vertical position.

FIG. 4 displays example embodiment of foil dispenser in explodedisometric view indicating container base 1, top 2, cutting assembly 3,and shaft assembly 4.

FIG. 5 illustrates in isometric view example of foil dispenser inpreferable embodiment with indication of parts and features instrumentalin correct functioning of the apparatus when assembled together.Container body 1 in preferable embodiment made of stainless steelconsists of base flat face 10 that has two shorter extensions bentupwards and acting as side walls 11, and has one long extension bentalso upwards and acting as back wall 12. Both bends are preferablywelded together along the common edge in the corners at the back wall.Back wall 12 has a longitudinal cutout 13 at the top edge to allowinstallation of the rolled foil sheet 6. The slot 14 centrally locatedbetween side walls 11 on the base flat face 10 close to the back wall 12interacts with pivoting latch 55 of the wall frame 5 to secure placementof dispenser in vertical dispenser system's wall assembly as depicted inFIG. 16. Two perforations 15 a and 15 b placed at the lower end of sidewalls 11 are provided to fasten cutting assembly 3 with container body1, where lower perforation 15 a corresponds with perforation 31 of lowerbar 30 in FIG. 8, while upper perforation 15 b corresponds withperforation 35 of upper bar 34 in FIG. 9. Two perforations 16 and 17 areplaced at each side of the higher end of side wall 11, where perforation16 provides rotational fastening for shaft assembly 4 through the pivot47 in FIG. 12, while perforation 17 provides rotational fastening fortop 2 through the perforation 24 in FIG. 6.

FIG. 6 illustrates example embodiment of foil dispenser top 2 inisometric view with indication of parts and features instrumental incorrect functioning of the apparatus in assembly of the dispenser. Top 2in preferred embodiment made of stainless steel consists of flat topbody tab 20 that has one long extension bent forward and acts as ahandle tab 21, and two shorter extensions bent backwards and act as toparms 22. Body tab 20 has elongated cutouts 23 located close to the toparms 22 that overlap side walls 11 of the container body 1 when engagedin foil cutting process. Top arms 22 have perforations 24 that matchperforations 17 in the higher end of each side wall 11 of the containerbody 1 in FIG. 5 that allow to connect top 2 with body 1 using rivetsacting as an axis 18″ in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 of sheet 2 of 7.

FIG. 7 illustrates example embodiment of foil cutting assembly 3 inisometric view which consists of lower bar 30, upper bar 34, cuttingblade 36, and shroud 38, where lower bar 30 and upper bar 34 withcutting blade 36 are held together by fasteners utilizing correspondingperforations 33 a, 33 b, and 33 respectively in all three said parts,while shroud 38 is attached to lower bar 30 utilizing perforations 32 aas shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 8 illustrates example embodiment of lower bar 30 in isometric viewwith indication of features instrumental in correct functioning of theapparatus when assembled in foil cutting assembly 3. Lower bar 30 hasthree kinds of perforations where first kind namely perforations 33 acorresponds with perforations 33 b in upper bar 34, and perforation 33in cutting blade 36, like in FIG. 10, resulting in holding cutting blade36 between lower bar 30 and upper bar 34, like in FIG. 7, second kindnamely shroud perforations 32 corresponds with lower bar 30 perforations32 a resulting in holding shroud 38 with lower bar 30, and third kindnamely side perforation 31 matches location of the lower perforation 15a in side wall 11 in FIG. 5, resulting in fastening lower bar 30 ofcutting assembly 3 to the side walls 11 of the container body 1 in FIG.5.

FIG. 9 illustrates example embodiment of top bar 34 in isometric viewwith indication of features instrumental in correct functioning of theapparatus when assembled in a foil cutting assembly 3. Top bar 34 hastwo kinds of perforations, where first kind namely cutting bladeperforations 33 b corresponds with perforations 33 a in lower bar 30,and perforations 33 in cutting blade 36, resulting in holding cuttingblade 36 between lower bar 30 and upper bar 34, like in FIG. 7, whilesecond kind namely side perforations 35 matches location of the upperperforation 15 b in side wall 11 in FIG. 5, resulting in fastening upperbar 34 of the cutting assembly 3 to the side walls 11 of the containerbase 1 in FIG. 5.

FIG. 10 illustrates example embodiment of cutting blade 36 in isometricview with indication of features instrumental in correct functioning ofthe part when incorporated in the foil cutting assembly 3. Perforations33 in cutting blade 36 are aligned with perforations 33 a in lower bar30 and perforations 33 b in upper bar 34, therefore cutting blade 36 issandwiched and fixedly held between lower bar 30 and upper bar 34.Cutting blade 36 in preferred embodiment of the stainless steel flatstrip has substantial serration with pointed and sharpened cutouts alongsharp edge 37.

FIG. 11 illustrates example embodiment of shroud 38 in isometric viewwith indication of features instrumental in correct functioning of thepart when incorporated in the foil cutting assembly 3. Shroud 38 inpreferable embodiment made of higher gauge translated as stainless steelstrip thinner than used for container body 1 and the top 2, thereforebeing pliable and elastic, has four distinctive faces important forcorrect operation of the apparatus where each face functions adequately:

-   -   contact face 38 a separates the unwound foil from the rolled        foil sheet 6 and holds the cut end of foil to be freely lifted        and pulled for consecutive dispensing;    -   overlapping face 38 b functions as a security shield for the        sharp edge 37 of the cutting blade 36 and the bend ridge 38 e        clinches and holds the top body tab 20 and rolled foil sheet 6        between contact face 38 a and overlapping face 38 b, when the        rolled foil sheet 6 is drawn down from the roll by body tab 20        for dispensing;    -   stop face 38 c functions as a counter face for bottom edge of        top body tab 20 to hold rolled foil sheet 6 in fixed position.        Due to elastic properties of the shroud 38, every time stop face        38 c is in contact with bottom edge of top body tab 20, the top        edge of the stop face 38 a is reactively pressed against the        surface of the rolled foil sheet 6 and thus prevents foil to        unwind from the roll during cutting process;    -   base face 38 d functions as a base having perforations 32 to        fasten shroud 38 with the bottom bar 30 in cutting assembly 3.

FIG. 12 illustrates example embodiment of shaft assembly 4 in isometricview with indication of features instrumental in correct functioning ofthe parts. Body 40 of the shaft assembly 4 is in the shape of elongatedround with three elastic ribbings 44, that are secured by elastic band45 located at the middle of the body length. Both extreme ends of theshaft body 40 are equipped with one threaded insert 46, and one pivot 47that use the thread in the threaded insert 46 to provide rotationalconnection between the shaft assembly 4 and container base 1 in FIG. 3.

FIG. 13 illustrates example embodiment of shaft body 40 in isometricview in a shape of elongated round having two types of grooves, wherethe first type is in the shape of three longitudinal grooves 41 that areplaced tangentially on the surface of the round and concentricallyspaced at 120 degrees from each other for placement of elastic ribbing44 that are shorter than the longitudinal grooves 41, while the secondtype is circumferential groove 42 placed in the middle length of theshaft body 40 for placement of elastic band 45, preferably in the shapeof O-ring, to hold the elastic ribbing 44 at the center and allowingonly the ends of the elastic ribbing 44 to move outward in thelongitudinal groove when being depressed at the apex of the bend. Shaftbody 40 has cylindrical opening 43 at each end for threaded insert 46 toaccommodate pivot 47, preferably in the form of shoulder bolt withthread matching inner thread of insert 46 of shaft assembly 4.

FIG. 14 illustrates the elastic ribbing 44 in front view that has ahalf-sinusoidal shape and is symmetrical at the middle, where is held inthe circumferential groove 42 by the elastic band 45 with the shaft 40.The apex of the bend, while being depressed, causes the extreme end ofelastic ribbing 44 to move away from the fixed center position and thusavoiding damage to elastic ribbing 44, therefore allowing any core ofrolled foil sheet 6, irrespectively of diameter, when placed on threeidentical elastic ribbings 44 to be always positioned centrally on theshaft assembly 4.

FIG. 15 illustrates example embodiment of the wall mount frame 5 ofvertical dispenser system in isometric view that accommodates multitudeof dispensers described in detail and referenced in FIGS. 1-14. Body 50of wall mount frame 5 in preferable embodiment as stainless steelchannel, with legs cut symmetrically to provide ledges 51 and catches 52are equally spaced on both legs of channel and function as attachmentfixtures for number of dispensers. Pivoting latch 55 is placed on thebody 50 of the channel web in the middle of the wall mount frame 5 bodyin between each corresponding pair of support ledges 51 and catches 52and below ledges 51. Pivoting latch 55 consists of flat latching arm 58having pivot 56 and knob 57, where knob 57 is attached at one extreme ofthe flat latching arm 58, therefore the pivoting latch 55 is alwaysimbalanced due to gravitational force created by the weight of knob 57causing the flat latching arm 58 to stay in vertical position, andtherefore engaging dispenser assembly through the slot 14 in flat face10 of the container body 1, when dispenser is placed between supportledges 51 and catches 52 on the wall mount frame 5. Pivoting latch 55has to be rotated by hand to horizontal position for releasing dispenserassembly from the wall mount frame 5 for individual use. Wall mountframe 5 can be attached to vertical structure through the perforations53 provided in the body 50 of the channel web. Sleeves 54 are placed forsafety purpose over support ledges 51 and catches 52 while not used bydispenser.

FIG. 16 illustrates example embodiment of wall dispenser system inisometric view comprising of mount wall frame 5 with three dispensersdescribed in detail and referenced in FIGS. 1-14. Top dispenser A in aninactive status is displayed with top 2 in closed position, thereforetop 2 is blocking an access to the rolled foil sheet 6 and covering anaperture in which the cutting blade 36 resides, therefore preventingaccidental injury. Middle dispenser B is displayed in foil drawingposition with lifted top 2 allowing to grab the foil from the contactface 38 a of the shroud 38 and to pull desired length of foil from therolled foil sheet 6. Lowering the top 2 until the bottom edge of topbody tab 20 touches the stop face 38 c of shroud 38 and pulling fartherthe unwound foil cause cutting the desired length by sharp edge 37 ofthe cutting blade 36 as illustrated in FIG. 2, and afterward leavingdispenser B in inactive status of dispenser A.

Bottom dispenser C is displayed without the rolled foil sheet 6 whereshaft assembly 4 can be removed from the container base 1 bydisconnecting pivots 47 accessible only while the top 2 is placed invertical position. Shaft assembly 4 after being inserted inside the coreof the rolled foil sheet 6 replacement may be installed back inside thecontainer body 1 by connecting pivots 47 through the perforations 16 inthe side walls 11 of the container body 1. Lowering top 2 intohorizontal position put the dispenser C in the inactive status ofdispenser A.

The above embodiment of the invention of the dispenser for rolled foiland wall assembly, in which the scope of the invention being describedand illustrated hitherto, is determined only by the appended claims,therefore variations in the materials and techniques utilized inconstruing the apparatus, when obvious and known by the personknowledgeable in the subject, deems invention valid.

What is claimed is:
 1. A rolled foil dispenser for manually dispensingof a pre-determined length of sheet material, the rolled foil dispensercomprising: a container body having a base flat face, a back wall, andtwo side walls each having perforations; a top having a body tab, ahandle tab extending upward from a back edge of the body tab, a firsttop arm extending upward from a first side edge of the body tab, and asecond top arm extending upward from a second side edge of the body tab,the first top arm and the second top arm having perforations and areeach axially connected to the container body by a respective rivet thatallows rotational connection between the two side walls of the containerbody and the top, wherein the body tab is positionable between a firstposition in which the predetermined length of the sheet material isdrawn from a foil roll and a second position in which the body tab isbeneath a sharp cutting edge of a cutting blade and the lower edge ofthe body tab holds the predetermined length of the sheet materialagainst an overlapping face of a shroud, wherein a distance between thecutting blade and the body tab in the first position is larger than adistance between the cutting blade and the body tab in the secondposition, and the handle tab in the second position covers a space atthe front of the container near the cutting blade; a cutting assemblyhaving an upper bar, a lower bar, said shroud, said cutting blade, andmeans for securing the cutting blade to the upper bar and the lower bar,wherein the cutting assembly is attached to the front of the containerbody, the cutting blade extends between the upper bar and lower bar, andthe lower bar is attached to the shroud; a shaft assembly having a roundshaft body with grooves, each groove accommodating a respective elasticribbing formed of a symmetrical half sinusoidal shape, and wherein eachribbing is secured by an elastic band at the middle of the shaft, bothends of the round shaft body are each configured to receive a threadedinsert, and each one of said threaded inserts is configured to receive apivot.
 2. The rolled foil dispenser of claim 1, wherein the containerbody is cut from a flat stainless steel sheet and is formed by pressbreak operations.
 3. The rolled foil dispenser of claim 1, wherein theshroud is formed from a strip of elastic steel and wherein the shroudcomprises a base face for attaching the shroud to the lower bar of thecutting assembly, a stop face located below the sharp cutting edge ofthe cutting blade, said overlapping face that bends towards the cuttingblade; a contact face that separates an unwound foil from a rolled foilsheet, and a bend ridge located between the overlapping face and thecontact face.
 4. The rolled foil dispenser of claim 1, wherein the backwall of the container body and the base flat face have means for placingthe rolled foil dispenser on a wall mount frame so as to form a verticaldispenser system.
 5. The rolled foil dispenser of claim 1, wherein thebase flat face has a slotted perforation and means for securing therolled foil dispenser in a vertical dispenser system in a horizontalposition.
 6. A wall mount frame for housing a plurality of rolled foildispensers of claim 1, wherein the wall mount frame comprises aplurality of pivoting latches; wherein a number of the plurality ofpivoting latches is equal to a number of the plurality of rolled foildispensers; and wherein each of the plurality of pivoting latchescomprises a pivot, a knob and a flat latching arm to engage with acorresponding rolled foil dispenser of the plurality of rolled foildispensers.
 7. The wall mount frame of claim 6 further comprising achannel formed from a flat stainless steel sheet and a plurality ofchannel legs, each channel leg having a catch and a ledge; wherein thechannel has perforations that allow attachment of the wall mount frameto a wall; wherein the catch of each of the plurality of channel legsengages with a corresponding back wall of the plurality of rolled foildispensers; and wherein the ledge of each of the plurality of channellegs supports a corresponding base flat face of the plurality of rolledfoil dispensers.
 8. The rolled foil dispenser of claim 1, wherein thegrooves of the round shaft body of the shaft assembly are concentricallyspaced at 120 degrees from one another.
 9. A vertical dispensing systemcomprising a wall mount frame and a plurality of rolled foil dispensersof claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of rolled foil dispensers ismounted on the wall mount frame through a respective slot of arespective base flat face.